And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.
MARGARET MEADDon’t depend on governments or corporations to fix problems. Social revolutions are led by passionate individuals and that’s what makes the difference.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties.
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Blackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms; without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.
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Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.
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Humanity lies in man’s capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown.
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The atmosphere is the key symbol of global interdependence.
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We – mankind – stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device – our consciousness of the crisis – as our unique contribution.
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We have nowhere else to go, this is all we have.
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I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
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Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.
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Monogamous heterosexual love is probably one of the most difficult, complex and demanding of human relationships.
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No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.
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Warfare is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.
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It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.
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There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
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Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn’t burn up any fossil fuel, doesn’t pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance.
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